“Knocking 1 hour 31 minutes off my marathon time. Also 18 minutes off my half marathon time, four minutes off my 10k time, over two-and-a-half minutes off my 5k time and about 30 seconds off my mile best.”

Other highlights included finishing second in his age group at the Greenwich 10k and Stoke Half Marathon, as well as first in age at the Stoke 5k.

“My goals for 2018 were to try to go sub-two hours in a half marathon, sub 50 minutes in a 10k and sub-25 in the 5k,” he added.